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Among all 10-ruble coins issued in 2012, there are only four official varieties. Despite their apparent uniformity, three of these four variants are rare and are valued by collectors at significantly more than their face value.
Among all 10-ruble coins issued in 2012, there are only four official varieties. Despite their apparent uniformity, three of these four variants are rare and are valued by collectors at significantly more than their face value.
Two of the three valuable varieties are considered especially precious. Their value can reach hundreds of thousands of rubles, making a careful inspection of each such coin a potentially very profitable activity for numismatists and treasure hunters.
| Mint | Mark |
| Saint Petersburg | SPMD |
| Moscow | MMD |
To identify the most valuable coin, you first need to examine its obverse, specifically the mint mark. It is located under the right paw of the double-headed eagle. If the coin has the monogram of the Saint Petersburg Mint (SPMD), its value can be up to 300,000 rubles.
It is important to note that this is the only valuable variety minted in Saint Petersburg. No other rare variants of the 2012 10-ruble coin with the SPMD monogram exist.
The difference in the design of the monograms for the Moscow and Saint Petersburg mints is clearly visible under magnification, allowing for precise identification of the minting location.
If the coin has the mark of the Moscow Mint (MMD), you should proceed to examine the reverse. Here, the value is determined by the details of the design inside the number '0'. The key feature is the very bottom horizontal line, which is often confused with the second-to-last one due to its small size.
On the valuable Moscow variety, this bottommost line must be thick. The coin has this appearance because its reverse was struck with a die originally intended for 2009 coins. The value of such a specimen can reach 30,000 rubles.
There is another rare variety of the 2012 10-ruble coin from the Moscow Mint. On this coin, the bottommost line in the zero is, conversely, thin. After checking this detail, you need to pay attention to the bottom leaf of the plant ornament located to the right of the denomination.
The left edge of this leaf forms a sharp tip, resembling an arrow. For the coin to be considered rare, this tip must reach exactly the second vertical line inside the number '0'. On common coins, it reaches the fourth line or further.
